Maintenance Technician - 12 Hr _ Day Shift

Kerry Group; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry’s Rochester, MN site is seeking a Maintenance Technician on a 12-hour day shift to keep food processing lines running safely and efficiently. The role focuses on diagnosing issues, repairing equipment, and implementing improvements to maximize uptime and product quality.

You will work with hygienic and sanitary systems, read mechanical drawings and P&IDs, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience in food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, ingredient manufacturing, CPG, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with hygienic, sanitary, or aseptic process equipment, including valves, pumps, fermentation/drying equipment, packaging machinery, or related process systems.
• Strong troubleshooting ability across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, automated, and production equipment systems.
• Ability to safely troubleshoot equipment under production conditions, work independently on assigned shifts, and prioritize multiple maintenance needs in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and improve processing equipment to maximize uptime.
• Maintain hygienic and aseptic processing systems and valves.
• Support CIP and SIP operations to ensure sanitation and process reliability.
• Repair pumps, seals, bearings, and related wear components.
• Read drawings, P&IDs, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.
• Document work in the CMMS and participate in root cause analysis.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Troubleshooting

Pneumatic systems

Electrical systems

Shift work

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical degree or maintenance apprenticeship

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Sanitary equipment knowledge

Job description

Maintenance Technician - 12 Hr _ Day Shift

Requisition ID: 66626
Position Type: (US)Full Time
Workplace Arrangement:

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Where you'll work:

Kerry’s Rochester, MN location is part of Kerry’s Applied Health and Nutrition Division, specializing in fermented ingredients for the bioscience industry. The site supports clean-label, natural products with a strong focus on freshness, quality, food safety, and plant reliability.

Shift: 12-hour rotating schedule; postings should reflect Red Days and Blue Days.

What you'll do:

The Maintenance Technician will troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, maintain, and improve food processing, fermentation, drying, liquid handling, material handling, and packaging equipment to maximize uptime, production efficiency, equipment reliability, and food safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot hygienic and aseptic processing systems, including SPX Flow/APV, GEA, Sharpe, and Südmo valves.
• Repair and rebuild sanitary valves, valve actuators, seats, seals, diaphragms, aseptic valve manifolds, and related wear components.
• Support CIP and SIP operations to ensure product quality, sanitation, and process reliability.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain vacuum, centrifugal, positive displacement, rotary lobe, and process transfer pumps, including seals, bearings, shafts, impellers, alignment, vibration monitoring, and performance testing.
• Maintain rotary valves, rotary feeders, airlocks, drive systems, gearboxes, conveying equipment, and material handling systems.
• Perform maintenance on priority site equipment, including fermenters, evaporators, spray dryers, liquefiers, mixers, blending systems, liquid storage silos, heat exchangers, ingredient handling systems, and thermal/process systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair liquid and dry product packaging systems, filling equipment, bagging equipment, conveyors, labeling equipment, case packers, and palletizers.
• Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns, support production line startups and changeovers, and diagnose process interruptions while minimizing downtime.
• Troubleshoot motors, motor controls, VFDs, sensors, instrumentation, PLC-controlled equipment, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs, electrical schematics, equipment manuals, and technical drawings.
• Complete preventive and predictive maintenance, document work in the CMMS, participate in root cause analysis, and recommend improvements to increase safety, reliability, and efficiency.
• Follow all GMP, HACCP, SQF, OSHA, LOTO, food safety, sanitary design, and company safety requirements.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; technical degree, maintenance apprenticeship, or equivalent industrial maintenance experience preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of industrial maintenance experience in a food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, ingredient manufacturing, CPG, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with hygienic, sanitary, or aseptic process equipment, including exposure to valves, pumps, fermentation/drying equipment, packaging machinery, or related process systems.
• Strong troubleshooting ability across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, automated, and production equipment systems.
• Ability to safely troubleshoot equipment under production conditions, work independently on assigned shifts, and prioritize multiple maintenance needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, prioritization, and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in dairy, fermentation, ingredient manufacturing, food processing, aseptic processing, or spray drying operations.
• PLC troubleshooting experience, preferably Allen-Bradley.
• VFD installation and troubleshooting experience.
• Class B boiler license preferred but not required.
• Stainless steel TIG welding and fabrication experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitary design, GMP, HACCP, SQF, OSHA, and LOTO requirements.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, turn, kneel, climb ladders, and work throughout the shift.
• Ability to work around heat, steam, chemicals, noise, moving machinery, and production equipment.
• Ability to work at heights, including ladders, silos, harnesses, and scissor lifts as needed.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including respirator use when required; respirator fit testing is completed after hire.

Compensation Data

The pay rate for this position is $33.00 - 39.00 per hour. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 09/30/2026

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov) .